ventilate vs refresh

ventilate and refresh both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ventilate	No	No	Yes	No
refresh	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, refresh is a hypernym of ventilate; that is, refresh is a word with a broader meaning than ventilate:

Other hypernyms of ventilate include freshen.

ventilate (verb)	refresh (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen	make fresh again
furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape	become or make oneself fresh again
give expression or utterance to	make (to feel) fresh
circulate through and freshen	refresh one's memory
expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage